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Jono Hawthrone: "There’s no blueprint for it. You just get on with it"
08 Dec 2023
Jono Hawthorne discusses the challenge of opening a restaurant and why it's important to support young chefs.
Em Brightman: “I felt that because I was a female I didn't really get taken seriously”
14 Nov 2023
Alex Bond and Em Brightman discuss why David Beckham was Em's childhood hero, being a woman in a professional kitchen, and how important it is to keep changing the negative narrative around hospitality.
“In hospitality, catering and cooking, you need to really learn your craft”
13 Oct 2023
The Staff Canteen sat down with Mark Kempson to learn more about his career, seasonal British produce, and supporting chefs of the future.
“Getting clean and going into recovery was the most amazing step”
08 Sep 2023
Tom Gozney founded Gozney just over a decade ago with the company quickly becoming a market leader in its field. Speaking to The Staff Canteen, Tom spoke about his struggles with addiction, building a global brand, and his search for the perfect pizza oven.
"You've got to overcome the bad days and benefit from the good ones.”
11 Aug 2023
City Social's Paul Walsh talks about making it in the industry, staff shortages, and recruiting top talent.
'It's a change that's going to happen right the way through the industry'
17 Jul 2023
Calum Montgomery, chef patron of Edinbane Lodge, discusses why training is the key to recruitment and retention.
'If you really step back and look at your business there are ways to do it'
09 Jun 2023
Billy Boyter, Owner of Michelin-starred The Cellar Restaurant Anstruther, discusses embracing a four day working week.
"It's important to reassess and make sure the next move is the right one."
12 May 2023
The Staff Canteen spoke to former chef Aaron Mulliss about the staffing crisis and the impact on the industry and the people who work in it.
16 Feb 2023
Chef Scott Smith shares his views setting up of Fhior Scott Smith and tips on training and developing staff.
Regional employment forums are giving hospitality firms and workers a national voice
19 Jan 2023
Kickstarting the 2023 was the confirmation of a new regional hospitality forum being set up in York and North Yorkshire to help give the industry and it's 50,000 professionals across the region proper representation on a national stage.